I love Easton a lot, but I think Jimmy Page, Alex Lifeson, John Sykes, George Lynch, Robbin Crosby, Warren DiMartini, Steve Clark, Adrian Vandenberg, Brad Gillis, Jake E. Lee, Vivian Campbell, Neal Schon, Matt Pike, Dimebag Darrell, John 5, Randy Rhodes etc are right at the top!
Holy shit, this is pure gold!!!! It's absolutely ridiculous considering just how huge this band was at the time, that there is virtually no pro shot concert from this period. Thank you so much for sharing this!
saw them around this time, eddie just owned the stage, he was mesmerizing when he soloed, he was just better than everyone else, the thing about all his amazing talents and tricks was they were always musical, a lot of people could do tricks but that's all they were, eddie turned his tricks into melodies.
There was a part here where he was making different notes with a whammy bar lowered note, smiling like it was funny... I laughed too. Then he played the same melody up high ! I'll rewatch and add time with an edit. (edit) it's at 3:50
Thank you for being a Greek among Romans. I also think Eddie's genius is misunderstood by those who only pay attention to the "fancy stuff" going off like fireworks at the fairgrounds... and completely miss everything else.. Ya can't fix em..😂🤘
I just came to check the comments before commenting that this solo is really unusual, I am a huge fan and I've never heard a lot of this. Usually on the stuff I've heard he sticks roughly to a basic plan that repeats. This has the standard sections but a lot that is different(including the out of tune section haha).
100% totally agreed. Much better than any of the later solos. Something about his energy, just purely, charismatic and on fire and on top of this game.
There is a pedal board below his mike stand. Watch it again. There is a fleeting moment you can see it. He tapped it to do the Cathedral like part of his solo.
That tone was clean . Almost too clean . Mostly power amp compression. Crazy . Its ironic when he designed the 5150 he said he wanted clean with sustain...and that amp is anything but . Proves his chops were good . Most new players would be lost with this tone . Love it !
@MakingFunofBusiness never said it shouldn't be taken seriously. Just different. I've owned them and have experience with them, they are not a marshall plexi .
Also remember that the original source for this audio was from an audience recording, IIRC. I think the original film that BBC shot was silent. That's why in the full version of this concert floating around, the backstage stuff is silent.
Just a classic Marshall, man! They generated their distortion differently than most modern amps that generate most of their distortion from the preamp. This is old-school distortion from cranking the amp, nothing more. That's why it cleans up so nicely when he plays lighter or lowers his guitar's volume.
May you rest in peace Sir Edward van Halen pure genius nobody before or after will never come close to your of mastery of guitar big inspiration to me just so sad you are no longer with us but I carry you in my heart every 24/7thank you for giving us the pleasure of you in my life
As a drummer of 44 years, my influences are Ringo, Neil Peart, and Krupa. I gravitate toward rock for sure, and with jazz techniques mixed in. I’ve played in many bands over the decades, and with countless guitarists. Many who are great virtuosos and many who are very good, and others who have classical training. Most being over 90 percent agree that, while Eddie did not create tapping or hammer’ons, Eddie did something groundbreaking; he RAN WITH IT and did things that the whole world watched and learned from and emulated. THAT is why, in my opinion, Eddie should be revered as at least one of the top 3 rock (or more) guitarists of all time. Most people can copy, but to pioneer with imagination and technique developing non-stop; that is what Eddie should be forever known for.
Just when you think you've seen it all...This is probably the only video of Eddie playing the blues. His hands were moving so fast and with so much strength and purpose by this point in his playing. It's interesting comparing this with the 5150-era 'Live Without a Net' solo which is more polished and structured, yet maybe a bit less organic and powerful. Really nice lighting too compared to L.W.A.N which is pretty dark. This video is probably the best showcase of his 1984-era chops. Thanks for uploading this; I hope you'll upload the rest.
My room was covered in VH posters (the big ones) and articles all of which I still have today. I have come to like Ed’s rhythm playing a thousand times more than his lead playing.
👍Had that swing and groove. EVH is the all time riff lord, as far as I'm concerned. I enjoyed his rhythm playing the most. I Love all VH! The Fair Warning album especially showcased how insanely great he was at rhythm!
August 18, 1984. Full set: Unchained, Hot for Teacher, On Fire, Runnin' With the Devil, Little Guitars, House of Pain, I'll Wait, Everybody Wants Some, Oh Pretty Woman, 1984, Jump, [this video], Panama, You Really Got Me.
Thank you… Please be sure to share this as somebody who does not own this video got it taken down momentarily through a strike request… Unbelievable what people will do
It’s 2 am, I took melatonin, getting ready to get to sleep, I watched this and got my PRS out, plugged it into my Fender Super Champ (with about a third of its original output after frying something) and sent pre-amp out to my Carvin bass amp to make it louder. I have no life.
This show is right before the band imploded. It wasn't just David about to leave the band, it's also almost exactly two months after Dave, Ed and Alex made Michael Anthony resign a contract with the band that excluded him from future royalties and limited his earning potential. Yet he still seems happier to be there than any other band member. The "all for one and one for all" spirit of the band was completely gone by this point - but God, they sounded great.
@@donavonmacallister3101 The contract was dated 20/06/1984 and there is a scanned copy of it on the internet with David Lee Roth's and Michael Anthony's signature on it.
@@opiewilcox7728this isn’t coming down. I am the rightful owner… Someone else might have bought an illegal copy, but I’m the owner. And I do not strike people.
I have no idea of the technical stuff fans are relating to - but to hear Eddie riff the blues is just killer! This is the most amazing and interesting solo I have heard from him …. RIP the King ❤
surprised how much of the live without a net solo is here. he was at the top of his game for 5150...his guitar solo for the new haven concert was just incredible.
@DVincentW A brutal but honest assessment...Van Halen was never considered metal. Although Fair Warning is extremely heavy in parts.. One Foot Out The Door is an amazing track!!.
Lifelong Van Halen fan. I can’t help but think how fresh in time it was that the other 3members contractually screwed over Mike earlier during this tour. I lost some admiration after reading that
Yea same. I thought it was a coke paranoia dirtbag move. If you go back and watch interviews of them during this time and after with Sammy they treated him like second class. Not Sammy tho
@@tylerthompson1842 exactly…probably Mikes loyalty to the fans was the reason for staying on. Most would have thrown the new contract in their faces and walked. Leaving them high and dry right in the middle of their biggest tour. Actually wish he would have.
Those additional synths Eddie's playing at the beginning aren't just him noodling around to close out "Jump". That's the music he wrote and performed for the criminally underrated 80's teen comedy "The Wild Life". Most of the songs in the movie are instrumental demos of songs that would appear on the later Hagar albums. This one, however, is a song that plays during the end credits of the film, and is basically just additional stuff that I guess he chose NOT to include in "Jump".
@@daveyboy8907 today it's mainly crack but before that started to come on the scene the powder was so cut your nose would become clogged like you inhaled pancake batter. Terrible.
@celticlightning9703 lol I bet Eddie's wasn't he probably had the best dealer money could buy.I heard he paid for his dealer to fly to other countries when he played them so he didn't have to transport mass amounts.
I have so much material to go through and sort out. Every time I post my own stuff, some nut keeps sending me strike claims making it not worth the aggravation. I win because it’s mine but it’s a hassle. In the interim, while I look, let me say this: i do not strike anyone for simply being a fan. I also have a whole lot of raw Kiss concert clips, so old that Gene is skinny and Ace is in the band. How could i get in touch with you?
@@MakingFunofBusinessYou have more VH footage?? I would absolutely love to get in contact with you any way I can 🙏 I could make it worth your while too.
Only Elliot Easton and Keith Strickland blow Eddie away. Other than them, he’s the best.
I can think of plenty of guitarists who smoke elliot easton and keith strickland. None of them could touch eddie.
Pass that giant U Full A Shit Dooby U b smokin
Funny you mention Eliot Easton. I was talking to a buddy about him earlier today. Too overlooked and criminally underrated.
I love Easton a lot, but I think Jimmy Page, Alex Lifeson, John Sykes, George Lynch, Robbin Crosby, Warren DiMartini, Steve Clark, Adrian Vandenberg, Brad Gillis, Jake E. Lee, Vivian Campbell, Neal Schon, Matt Pike, Dimebag Darrell, John 5, Randy Rhodes etc are right at the top!
Literally Who?
I was there! The only time I got to see the mighty VH!.
when it were is why
Lucky man.. how was that Panama encore?
Me too
Are you British? Because VH toured like crazy in the States over many years.
Lucky you 👍
Holy shit, this is pure gold!!!! It's absolutely ridiculous considering just how huge this band was at the time, that there is virtually no pro shot concert from this period. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Damn straight he still is too
Wow when Ed plays that blues riff I could listen to that all Day!!!!
This is by far the best EVH footage I have seen.....
At that time Eddie was unmatched...And in some ways he still is.
Nah, Malmsteen and Vai were killing it as well. Granted, Halen was it's own thing.
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You guys are talking about who’s first on the next tier down. Eddie had no equal, much less no one greater 💯
He is because everyone that came after him copied him. The first time I heard Eruption I was wasn’t sure if I wanted to practice more or just quit!
@@petbush888All those guys mentioned came after and imitated his style. Eddie was the original, can’t be beat!
saw them around this time, eddie just owned the stage, he was mesmerizing when he soloed, he was just better than everyone else, the thing about all his amazing talents and tricks was they were always musical, a lot of people could do tricks but that's all they were, eddie turned his tricks into melodies.
There was a part here where he was making different notes with a whammy bar lowered note, smiling like it was funny... I laughed too. Then he played the same melody up high ! I'll rewatch and add time with an edit. (edit) it's at 3:50
Thank you for being a Greek among Romans. I also think Eddie's genius is misunderstood by those who only pay attention to the "fancy stuff" going off like fireworks at the fairgrounds... and completely miss everything else..
Ya can't fix em..😂🤘
been a VH Fan since seeing them at backyard parties in 76,,on the strip in 77...every DLR Tour, Thought I had seen it all... NEVER THIS THANK YOU
This is heaven and the best thing i have heard in 2 decades ,, thank you so so so so much!!! Absolutely wonderful.
Cant believe I’ve never seen this. probably one of his best live solos imo
I just came to check the comments before commenting that this solo is really unusual, I am a huge fan and I've never heard a lot of this. Usually on the stuff I've heard he sticks roughly to a basic plan that repeats. This has the standard sections but a lot that is different(including the out of tune section haha).
100% totally agreed. Much better than any of the later solos. Something about his energy, just purely, charismatic and on fire and on top of this game.
He was hammered and that was one of the WORST solos I’ve ever seen him do… I’ve seen him over 30 times
The best solo is in live without a net 1986
Incredible playing and tone.
@@FireBladeRR-RSP total agree
Maybe he was drunk but he wasnt in his best form. Happened to all guitar players
Eddie truly love the keyboard... He learned classical piano growing up...
Not a pedal effects in sight, everything done with those genius hands, never be anyone close to him, Thank you Eddie 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
There is a pedal board below his mike stand. Watch it again. There is a fleeting moment you can see it. He tapped it to do the Cathedral like part of his solo.
Wake up Open your eyes there is a Pedal Board
Si que usaba, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Distordión
Eddie had a pretty elaborate pedal board --- but yeah most of his magic came from his fingers
this whole show needs to get the blu-ray treatment.
That tone was clean . Almost too clean . Mostly power amp compression. Crazy . Its ironic when he designed the 5150 he said he wanted clean with sustain...and that amp is anything but .
Proves his chops were good . Most new players would be lost with this tone . Love it !
@MakingFunofBusiness never said it shouldn't be taken seriously. Just different. I've owned them and have experience with them, they are not a marshall plexi .
Also remember that the original source for this audio was from an audience recording, IIRC. I think the original film that BBC shot was silent. That's why in the full version of this concert floating around, the backstage stuff is silent.
Shame he's not here to talk us through this...
I think Eddie was a little influenced by Malmsteen. We can feel it by this cleaner tone.
Just a classic Marshall, man! They generated their distortion differently than most modern amps that generate most of their distortion from the preamp. This is old-school distortion from cranking the amp, nothing more. That's why it cleans up so nicely when he plays lighter or lowers his guitar's volume.
May you rest in peace Sir Edward van Halen pure genius nobody before or after will never come close to your of mastery of guitar big inspiration to me just so sad you are no longer with us but I carry you in my heart every 24/7thank you for giving us the pleasure of you in my life
Rest in peace, Sir EDWARD Van Halen
They said Elvis was king of rock ‘n’ roll. Nope it’s you you are the king of rock ‘n’ roll.
As a drummer of 44 years, my influences are Ringo, Neil Peart, and Krupa. I gravitate toward rock for sure, and with jazz techniques mixed in. I’ve played in many bands over the decades, and with countless guitarists. Many who are great virtuosos and many who are very good, and others who have classical training. Most being over 90 percent agree that, while Eddie did not create tapping or hammer’ons, Eddie did something groundbreaking; he RAN WITH IT and did things that the whole world watched and learned from and emulated. THAT is why, in my opinion, Eddie should be revered as at least one of the top 3 rock (or more) guitarists of all time. Most people can copy, but to pioneer with imagination and technique developing non-stop; that is what Eddie should be forever known for.
Just when you think you've seen it all...This is probably the only video of Eddie playing the blues. His hands were moving so fast and with so much strength and purpose by this point in his playing. It's interesting comparing this with the 5150-era 'Live Without a Net' solo which is more polished and structured, yet maybe a bit less organic and powerful. Really nice lighting too compared to L.W.A.N which is pretty dark. This video is probably the best showcase of his 1984-era chops. Thanks for uploading this; I hope you'll upload the rest.
he does his “blues” thing in the montreal 84 bootleg vid and tons of vids from the 5150 tour
Charlotte NC 1981 he does it as well. @@knightfall9394
He couldn't play the blues if his Wife depended on it.
He could surely play blues licks but that ain't the blues.
@@FramrodLigginstry commenting again when you aren’t drunk. No one can read that bs.
@@shreddievanhalen1LMAO 😅
My room was covered in VH posters (the big ones) and articles all of which I still have today. I have come to like Ed’s rhythm playing a thousand times more than his lead playing.
👍Had that swing and groove. EVH is the all time riff lord, as far as I'm concerned. I enjoyed his rhythm playing the most. I Love all VH! The Fair Warning album especially showcased how insanely great he was at rhythm!
August 18, 1984. Full set: Unchained, Hot for Teacher, On Fire, Runnin' With the Devil, Little Guitars, House of Pain, I'll Wait, Everybody Wants Some, Oh Pretty Woman, 1984, Jump, [this video], Panama, You Really Got Me.
Thank you… Please be sure to share this as somebody who does not own this video got it taken down momentarily through a strike request… Unbelievable what people will do
I can’t believe I was at this concert!!! ❤❤❤
I would have loved to have seen these guys in their prime
all the rare footage of Van Halen. Love it . . . thank god for uploaders like you on youtube of this stuff. King Edward
It’s 2 am, I took melatonin, getting ready to get to sleep, I watched this and got my PRS out, plugged it into my Fender Super Champ (with about a third of its original output after frying something) and sent pre-amp out to my Carvin bass amp to make it louder. I have no life.
🤣🤣👊🤘🤘
No, thats called styling life and get through the bullshit in awesome style mate.
The power of Halen supercharging your veins --- you HAD to play that Fender like your life depended on it
@@JoeZaccaris it was a Paul Reed Smith plugged into a Fender amp, boosted with a Carvin bass amp because the Fender had a tube go out.
I remember seeing the LIVE in Toronto, Canada that year - SOLD OUT !
sheeeeesh After 20+ years seeing the same old footage, THIS ...I am so glad I ran across this! ty ty TY!!
The greatest and most valuable video on UA-cam.
wow!! i love the david lee roth early 80s van halen ....the best.....and 1984 was the best..!!!!!!
Yes 1984 was best by a long shot and all originals too!!!! Girl gone bad and I'll wait were there best work!!!
@@shanetobias291 can't argue with that!
This show is right before the band imploded. It wasn't just David about to leave the band, it's also almost exactly two months after Dave, Ed and Alex made Michael Anthony resign a contract with the band that excluded him from future royalties and limited his earning potential. Yet he still seems happier to be there than any other band member.
The "all for one and one for all" spirit of the band was completely gone by this point - but God, they sounded great.
Probably just rumors
@@donavonmacallister3101 The contract was dated 20/06/1984 and there is a scanned copy of it on the internet with David Lee Roth's and Michael Anthony's signature on it.
@@donavonmacallister3101 Read Noel Monks book.
@@HeardItOnTheXMichael Anthony's 30 birthday
awesome camera angles... what a treat.
Thanks for this moment.
I’ve been looking for this forever thank god VH rocks best ever!!! ❤❤❤❤
We're back - he tried to strike my own video. My father was Noel Monk.
Hope to see it all up again, as it was taken down before.
@@opiewilcox7728this isn’t coming down. I am the rightful owner… Someone else might have bought an illegal copy, but I’m the owner. And I do not strike people.
@@MakingFunofBusiness Oh, that explains the release. Sorry about your father.
Thank you for this God bless your dad. He was great for VH is there more to this concert? ❤❤❤
This er of Edward was unreal….he was on fire and on top of his game. No disrespect to the later stuff but this was just unreal.
I can't believe I never heard that Mike and Ed both played keys back then! At the same time!
The 84 tour yes.
Wow EVH did a live solo that didn't contain all just snips of solos from their songs, very rare
wow, thx for sharing this clip!!!
holy grail footage... always made my day everyday
AWESOME...KING EDWARD VAN HALEN. WE MISS YOU. 💜 ROCK THE HEAVENS.
Man Eddie could riff his arse off on keyboards too!!!
And likely play it with his ass too.
What a gem this video is...😊❤❤ Rest easy Eddie! We miss you my dude!
I have no idea of the technical stuff fans are relating to - but to hear Eddie riff the blues is just killer! This is the most amazing and interesting solo I have heard from him ….
RIP the King ❤
Greatest video ever..ever 👍🤟
Espetacular!! O melhor de todos os tempos!!
surprised how much of the live without a net solo is here.
he was at the top of his game for 5150...his guitar solo for the new haven concert was just incredible.
Wow,,,,,,just...wow,,,..😮,,,tnx for this,,made our day,week....😮❤EVH.
I may be old . . . but I saw Eddie Van Halen ✔
My late father was there. He was stationed at RAF Chicksands and also saw monsters of rock. I still have his banner.
This was a friggin awsome day, remember it well....hic!
“The King of 10 fingers & six strings” - (David Lee Roth)
Incredible footage, best technique and tone of VH for me
I was there !!! Best gig I have ever been to
Great footage
The best in the Metal History
VH is not Metal. But its easy if you dont know nuance or the difference between hard rock and heavy metal.
Hair metal
@DVincentW
A brutal but honest assessment...Van Halen was never considered metal.
Although Fair Warning is extremely heavy in parts..
One Foot Out The Door is an amazing track!!.
No. Just hard ass guitar rock baby
Of course they are. Heavy Metal or Metal is a subgenre of Rock with many sub subgenres like Hair Metal and even Hard Rock.
Eddie was and will always be the 🐐 in my opinion, and I was a guitarist until I watched this....
NO HABRA OTRO COMO EL JAMAS !!!!!😢
Absolutely unbelievable nobody ever played guitar like this guy did
Eddie Eddie Eddie.....That's 1 for every year He has been gone! We got this though!!!!! ❤😊
Awesome .. !!!
Excellent!!! Do you have any more video from this concert? Please post here. Please.
Sorry for the delay - someone tried to strike me for my own video. People are nuts.
Awesome - do you have this entire concert? Please post it. Can you do this???
when
The Master on Fire.
Un genio total.....
He can silence any crowd including this one.
This is unreal, good grief
I was there. Magic.
The Master. You can just see the kid in the bedroom, never stopping, always playing.
Long live King Edward!!!!!!!!!!!!
i was in the crowd, i also got blind drunk and fell asleep against the dunlop bridge During ACDC, HAPPY DAYS
I’m a drummer and Eddie is my biggest inspiration
Lifelong Van Halen fan. I can’t help but think how fresh in time it was that the other 3members contractually screwed over Mike earlier during this tour. I lost some admiration after reading that
Yea same. I thought it was a coke paranoia dirtbag move. If you go back and watch interviews of them during this time and after with Sammy they treated him like second class. Not Sammy tho
@@tylerthompson1842 exactly…probably Mikes loyalty to the fans was the reason for staying on. Most would have thrown the new contract in their faces and walked. Leaving them high and dry right in the middle of their biggest tour. Actually wish he would have.
Thank you for this brother.
THE 🤴 KING
When artists claimed their craft🎵🎶🎵 #evh4evr
Thank God for Wolfgang
Those additional synths Eddie's playing at the beginning aren't just him noodling around to close out "Jump". That's the music he wrote and performed for the criminally underrated 80's teen comedy "The Wild Life". Most of the songs in the movie are instrumental demos of songs that would appear on the later Hagar albums. This one, however, is a song that plays during the end credits of the film, and is basically just additional stuff that I guess he chose NOT to include in "Jump".
Only c-bags use " criminally underrated "...... most overused shit on youtube. ORIGINALITY is criminally underrated kotex
Wow that was super cool!!!!!
Eddie what can I say wow king
Holy crap how cool!!
I think it was the pants....Im gonna try wearing pants like that at my bands next show and see how I sound...Im sure its the pants...
Leggy Mountbatten always said it was the trousers.
Lol
Only saw these twice first debut opened for black sabbath and last tour reunion all four
I never got it, don't see what was so amazing ....
Eddie Van Halen is the most overrated guitarist. It’s all pentatonic jazz with that guy. He gets his ideas from the Monkees.
1:32 the ending of sucker in a three piece
3:46 - 3:56 You can tell Eddie was coked out of his mind. Of course this was a time when the powder was plentiful. 🤨😂
I thought that.
Pure to not cut with who knows what like today..It was cut but not like today.
@@the_dune_man Bingo! 😂
@@daveyboy8907 today it's mainly crack but before that started to come on the scene the powder was so cut your nose would become clogged like you inhaled pancake batter. Terrible.
@celticlightning9703 lol I bet Eddie's wasn't he probably had the best dealer money could buy.I heard he paid for his dealer to fly to other countries when he played them so he didn't have to transport mass amounts.
0:17 - Dave's like "get over your synth phase, eddie..."
Genius👍
Eddie !
wow🎸
Top of the world from For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
I miss the mainstream fascination with guitar but I *DON'T* miss the tights. 😅
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was damn cool🔥🤯
Do you have the full concert footage? And is it possible you could send it to me?
I have so much material to go through and sort out. Every time I post my own stuff, some nut keeps sending me strike claims making it not worth the aggravation. I win because it’s mine but it’s a hassle. In the interim, while I look, let me say this: i do not strike anyone for simply being a fan. I also have a whole lot of raw Kiss concert clips, so old that Gene is skinny and Ace is in the band. How could i get in touch with you?
@@MakingFunofBusinessYou have more VH footage?? I would absolutely love to get in contact with you any way I can 🙏 I could make it worth your while too.
As nutty as everything sounded, it all fits. I believed a LOT of his solos were happy little accidents that ended up being riffs to other songs.
EVH#1forever
Wow didn't realise Mike Anthony could play keyboard also
the image @9:15 is awesome.
Where did this footage come from?? It’s up close and stellar 🤩⭐️🌟💫✨
I'm sorry, but the finger strength at 1:28 is alien. Absolute freak, Goat.
Nice rendition of Creams sitting on top of the world! 2:54
He did play cello . He said guitar was maybe his fourth instrument he played. Imagine that....😊
Not true
Wow
3:00 Eddie plays the blues